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Steamboat Pilot & Today Coal trucks at Trapper Mine are seen in the "I" pit in early January. Craig Station can be seen in the background. (Joshua Carney / Craig Press) For more than a year, Colorado Office of Just Transition Director Wade Buchanan has been a one-man show running the new state office that aims to help communities and workers move away from coal. After pandemic-related disruptions to state hiring, Buchanan now has help on the way with approval to add employees by summer to oversee the implementation of the ambitious Colorado Just Transition Action Plan finalized on Dec. 31, 20...

Trapper Mine, Colowyo Mine, and Twentymile Mine each received statewide accolades at the annual Colorado Mining Association and the Department of Reclamation, Mining and Safety conference for their hard work over the last few years. Trapper Mine was awarded an Excellence in Reclamation award during the annual conference, while Colowyo, Trapper, and Twentymile earned awards for Outstanding Safety Performance. Individually, Forrest Luke, who recently retired as Environmental Manager of Trapper Mine, was awarded the Dr. James A. Pendleton Award, which is a lifetime achievement award. Marvin Reyn...

A little over a year after announcing it could no longer sustain the current Advanced Life Support (ALS) service line (EMS), Memorial Regional Health and its partners — Craig Fire/Rescue, city of Craig and Moffat County — are progressing in a plan to solve a serious funding issue regarding the critical community service. During the Feb. 24 MRH Board of Trustees meeting, an update regarding the future EMS district stated that the EMS partnership is still in the process of establishing service area boundary lines and has settled on a name for the district: Moffat County Health Services Dist...

Sean Hovorka. (Courtesy Photo) Sean Hovorka may not have been born in Moffat County, but an understanding and appreciation for the area’s unique personality have made it a home to which he is truly dedicated. Since coming to Trapper Mine in 2018, Hovorka has committed himself to the community on multiple levels. His position of drill and blast engineer and supervisor with the outfit is one he’s devoted to by furthering his education, currently on his way to a master’s degree through Colorado School of Mines. Elsewhere, the Army veteran and father has lent his time to multiple endeavors ...

The Molly Brown dragline at Trapper Mine moves dirt around on a clear winter day in early January. (Joshua Carney / Craig Press) The Office of Just Transition’s comprehensive 20-page final action plan looks to help coal workers and their families, and coal communities as a whole, transition away from coal as an economic driver. The OJT laid out some important suggestions for transitioning communities and workers, but there’s one question that consistently pops up with the action plan: how will this transition be funded, especially with the state of Colorado struggling with a decreased sta...